Re: (TV) Top 5 / Suspense

[Jay <piazzasanmarco@yahoo.com>]

ciao, leo.  twas so good to meet you.  folks.  if you
closed your eyes, you would have thought that they
were playing marquee moon off the cd.  I have heard
many boots, but that must have been the purest, truest
opening of the song they have ever done live (the
Verlaine solo, alas, was no match for the studio cut,
but what other version is?) .  I think we all know
what i am talking
about...dadut...dadut...dadut...da-na-na-na-na-na-na...........(repeat)i
remember.......................


--- "Casey, Leo J" <CaseyL@VOLPE.DOT.GOV> wrote:
> Me of such little faith--- yeah I guess I was wrong
> awhile 
> back when I said Verlaine had lost all his
> confidence---he sure 
> as heck had it back, as well as having something
> very special going 
> with his guitar playing/band leader thing at both
> shows at Irving 
> Plaza last week.  He seemed very at ease and
> comfortable; he 
> looked so much healthier than he did in Chicago.  He
> made little 
> witticisms at the mike all night such as the one
> after about the first 
> 5 songs when the band was re-tuning and he quipped,
> "We're just trying 
> to build up the suspense."
> 
> I too noticed the signaling via eye contact between
> TV and Ficca.
> Despite being a little loose the first night, I
> didn't think it hurt 
> the overall impact their music created---for me it
> made it seem 
> more extemporaneous. (Only song I missed not hearing
> was "Torn Curtain" ) 
> 
> They were tighter and even better the second night.
> Of the 5 times I 
> have now seen Television in 1992 and 2001-2002 and
> the dozen or so times 
> I've seen Verlaine with a backup band during
> 1981-87, this was by far the 
> best Television show ever, and the Tues/Wed. shows
> were better than all but 
> 4 of the 1981-87 performances.  
> 
> Enjoyed two great meals at Dennis' restaurant and it
> was neat meeting 
> people on the List and even several who are not such
> as Scott Aldrich.
> Here's hoping they play again some day in NYC, and
> that Television/TV 
> get a recording contract (the latter will require
> divine intervention).
> 
> Saw this during my lunch hour today:  "Is Television
> Making Our Kids Violent?" 
> 
> 	Leo
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Philip P. Obbard 
> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 1:37 AM
> To: tv@obbard.com
> Cc: scott.aldrich@worldnet.att.net
> Subject: (TV) Wednesday night's setlist
> 
> Outstanding! I really enjoyed last night's show, but
> this one easily
> topped it. Verlaine was much more engaged vocally
> and musically; the
> band was much tighter as a result, right from the
> very start. There
> were considerably less tuning, re-tuning, and
> equipment/guitar strap
> problems. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves
> more, too - Tom
> spoke and joked with the audience more ("Mr. Fred
> Smith - isn't he
> handsome?"), Fred and Richard were both seen smiling
> from time to
> time, and Billy was 'swinging' (to use Jesse's term)
> a bit more
> tonight. 
> 
> tv"
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